Vaccinating mothers during pregnancy protects their babies from COVID - The Conversation
3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM4 yearsago
by April Rees, Catherine Thornton
by April Rees, Catherine Thornton
Maternal antibodies are passed through the placenta to the fetus, providing protection against COVID hospitalisation for infants.
If a pregnant woman catches COVID, its very rare for the virus to be passed through the placenta to the foetus. But its long been known that a mothers antibodies can cross the placental barrier to th… [+5543 chars]
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